Episode #014

Welcome to episode 014 of the AVexcel podcast

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron flow with the home theater goodness

May the 4th (be with you)

• Star Wars: Despecialized Edition

4K doings

• LG's new E6 OLED TV arrives
• Earthlapse on Apple TV
• Nasa's 4K "Epic" footage
• UHD Sun spotting

More eye candy

• Turner's FilmStruck streaming
• Steam streaming movies
• Universal: 100 UHD BD movies in 2016
• Netflix bringing HDR Marvel titles
• Amazon: Man in the High Castle in HDR

55-inch showdown: 1080p vs 4K at 9-feet

Blockers & VPNs

• Netflix and others blocking VPN/blockers
• Unlocator to the rescue
• Generate a new MAC address

@thomassully wants to enjoy HD audio on an iPad

• Apple camera adapter kit + external DAC/amp
• VLC for iOS plays FLAC
• High Resolution Technologies' i-dSp
• Astel and Kern AK100
• FiiO High Resolution player

Comcast relaxes data caps (for some)

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Recording date: May 4, 2016